An Exeposé Contributor details his own experience of domestic abuse and, in doing so, raises awareness of other men – who too often suffer in silence.
masculinity
Everyday Ideology: Jordan Peterson and the Crisis of Anxious Masculinity
We should not pretend otherwise: it is not a coincidence that the recent upsurge in popularity of the Toronto-based clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson comes at a time of tremendous existential pressure for masculine identity. Despite having been excoriated in the liberal press as a political reactionary who betrays an unprofessional academic status with his […]
Male rape victim shares his story (trigger warning for rape and suicide)
E veryone has secrets, secrets from their friends, secrets from their parents, maybe even secrets from their other-half. I’m a person who doesn’t have many secrets, I wear my heart on my sleeve and share with everyone. I have one big secret though, at the age of 13 I became a male rape victim. My secret […]
The mind can’t ‘man up’
It’s a phrase you probably heard last weekend. Painful tackle? Don’t want to down it? Film scene got you emotional? The answer is simple. Just two words to get you back on your feet, suck it up and continue without a word: “man up.” A seemingly harmless phrase, yet for some, the expression’s etymology built […]